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[–] 11 points 2 years ago*

It's the demon core.

TLDR: there was an "experiment" that involved using a screwdriver to hold the top half of the cover to get the core as close to critical as possible. One time the screwdriver slipped and the top fell releasing a huge amount of radiation in a very short amount of time.

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